On March 30, the Santa Monica Democratic Club hosted a community presentation on the City’s Downtown Community Plan/Downtown Specific Plan. The capacity crowd heard and saw panelists David Martin, City of Santa Monica Director of Planning, Mary …

On April 25, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Monica Democratic Club, with a quorum present, the membership of SMDC voted to endorse the following candidates running in the June 5, 2018, California primary election:

Please join us on Saturday, February 10, 2018 to hear Senator Kevin de Leon – candidate for U.S. Senate and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – candidate for CA Governor at a special meeting.PLACE: Santa Monica Public Library – MLK AuditoriumTIME: 11:30am to 2:00pm
Doors open at 11:00am.

On Saturday February 17, 2018 we will host Dave Jones and Ricardo Lara. Dave Jones is our current Insurance Commissioner running for CA Attorney General and Ricardo Lara is a current CA State Senator running for Insurance Commissioner.PLACE: Santa Monica Public Library – MLK AuditoriumTIME: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Doors open at 9:30am.

Please join us on January 31 to hear from the next candidate in our gubernatorial series.

Treasurer John Chiang — running for Governor of CA will address the club followed by Q and A.

Our executive board will be available at 6:30pm. Come early and meet us!Be sure to renew your membership for 2018, either in person at one of our membership meetings or online via this secure ActBlue link. This year, our club will be making endorsements in every single statewide and local race before the June primary and November general election. Only club members in good standing can cast a vote in these endorsement votes.

We will hear from two candidates running for statewide office in 2018:• Delain Eastin, Former Superintendent of Public Instruction and 2018 Candidate for Governor• Fiona Ma, Chair of the California Board of Equalization and 2018 Candidate for Treasurer

For first time and new members, the Executive Board of the club will be available from 6:30 to 7:00pm for an informal meet and greet. The main program will start at 7:00pm. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Parking available. Handicap accessible.